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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1945
Page
2
Nelsonville reports rain will cancel the last scheduled Junior Twilight League game between the Giants and Cubs. The season likely ends officially with the Giants already securing the league championship. Football practice to be announced next week with coach Byren Eby arriving.
Evangelist Rev. J A Rodgers leads revival at the Nelsonville Church of the Nazarene located at 117 Adams Street. Services begin daily at 7 30 pm with increasing attendance. Pastor Rev M Demint assists in the special meetings continuing since Sunday.
Nelsonville reports Billy Lee Baird son of Mr and Mrs Gerald Baird 474 Chestnut Street returns from a short leave to Shoemaker California for additional training He graduated early in August as honor man of his U S Navy Training Center Great Lakes company He is Nelsonville High School May graduate and brother of Petty Officer Pierce Baird now at Guam He has served three years in the Navy.
Nelsonville society notes show Rev and Mrs W M George back from Marion and Winona Lake visits with their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Donald Preuminger. Miss Juanita Brown and Miss Alice George head home from Lakeside, while Mr Mike Ely and two children of Apple Creek end a several days stay with Ely family. Miss Margaret A Warren returns to Columbus after a visit with Sam Warren family. Hillearys Shoe Hospital to close after Sept 1 until Earl Hilleary, Navy man, is released. Bob Hilleary operated shop and Earl plans to rejoin Columbus construction work postwar. Earl, sailor SSMC 1-c USNR, on 30 day leave, to report Sept 8 for reassignment.
Nelsonville report says John Hickman charged with non support of three minor children pleaded guilty at arraignment in Mayor Mileson court. Affidavit by Oscar Hartley withdrawn and a satisfactory settlement arranged with costs to be paid by Wickman. Local officials note the case was settled in mayoral court.
Nelsonville reports Lasis of 319 Elizabeth Street who recently underwent an operation at Shell Jtering Arms Hospital in Athens is recovering satisfactorily and expects to return home there Sunday. Reese Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Davis, who had an appendectomy at the same hospital two weeks ago, was returned home Wednesday evening and is in satisfactory condition.
ATSC commander Major General tlugh J. Kneri announces shift of all installations including Wright and Patterson Fields to a 40 hour civilian work week starting Monday. Elsonville reports a $130,000,000 government salaries and wages savings. Nelsonville notes Barber family move from Athens to St John Street. Cubs vs Cardinals showdown opens with 40,000 expected at Wrigley Field. Royals, Pirates, and Dodgers win. Shaw signs with Cleveland Rams.
Usual Sunday services at the First Methodist Church August 26 are announced with Sunday School at 9:32. Rev. W. M. George will preach at 10:30 on To Whom Shall We Go and speak at the union service Sunday evening at 7:30 at the First Presbyterian Church on Four Anchors.
Mr and Mrs jfichard Armstrong announce the birth of a son on Aug 12 weighing 83 4 pounds he is named Richard Ryan Grandparents are Hershel and Mrs McKee of Buchtel and George and Mrs Armstrong of Sabina Great grandparents include Isaac Henthorn Minnie McKee Tessie McMana way and Nora Armstrong Adams County A daughter born Aug 16 to Capt and Mrs Roy G Washburn of Indianapolis Ind is named Martha Emma
Bobby Feller arrives back in major league action after a four year Navy hitch. He seeks to regain peak form as Detroit faces Cleveland with Tobin and the A's winning and Washington and New York idle. Branca and Maglie shine in Brooklyn and New York, while Pittsburgh defeats Cincinnati as Harrist drops the Reds.
Byron Nelson shot a five under par 67 to lead opening round of the Knoxville Open at 13,333 dollars. Close behind with 68 were Lt Ben Hogan returning from Army service, Toney Penna of Dayton, Ohio, and amateur Freddie Hans, Jr., of New Orleans.
Philadelphia reports Ben Chapman signed to manage the Phillies in 1946 after a surprise June 30 move. Salary terms not disclosed. Under Chapman the Phils won 18 of 30 to lift their pace, riding a five game winning streak as General Manager Herb Pennock notes the deal is for one year but could extend.
A compilation of leaderboards shows Holmes of Boston atop national batting with 268. He leads in runs, hits, and home runs with 194 hits and 25 homers. Passeau of Chicago tops pitching with 145 wins and a .737 era. Shute Wins Open Portsmouth. Denny Shute of Akron scores 137 in Portsmouth Open with a 70 first round and five-stroke improvement despite rain.
A collage of boxing notes and baseball chatter. Jimmy Johnston defends Archie Moore’s Cleveland result as valid, Red Cochrane vs Rocky Graziano looms, plus Army air forces scrimmage at Berry Field with the Snort Tolliver wager. Frank Frisch’s fate and Al Lopez considered, plus top prospects John Neal and Bob Goldstein shown.
Milwaukee Brewers surge to lead the American Association after Bill Veeck returns as owner and ex Marine. Julio Acosta allows 11 hits in nine innings as Milwaukee beats Columbus 3-2 while Indianapolis loses 4-1 to St Paul. Ostrowski and Kreevich spark Kansas City win 2-1 over Toledo. Hank Nowak hits a 12th inning homer for Minneapolis in a 6-4 win. Rex Cecil yields two runners in 12th to lose before Nowak’s heroics.
Rough weather kept 150 marksmen and many spectators awaiting the preliminary handicap at the Grand American trap shoot in Vandalia. A F Jones of Thief River Falls led men with 99x100 while Mrs Isaac Andrews of Spartanburg led women with 95x100, outpacing Charlotte Skipper Winski who earlier shot 87x100. The all around title also looms as Herschel Cheek of Clinton Indiana sits in the king row.
Defending champion Dorothy Ger faced rival Babe Didrikson Zaharias in the east west semifinals. In the same bracket, Louise Suggs of Atlanta met 1944 runner-up Phyllis Otto of Atlantic in a hard fought draw for the title.
Yesterday's results show Brooklyn at New York night game. Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati 6 to 2 and Detroit defeated Philadelphia 4 to 3. Milwaukee edged Columbus 3 to 2 while St. Paul won 4 to 1 over Indianapolis. Kansas City 2, Toledo 1 and Minneapolis 6 to Louisville 4 marked the other scores.
In the final stretch Tommy Holmes of the Boston Braves and Tony Cuccinello of the Chicago White Sox led the 1945 batting race. Cavarretta of the Cubs was sidelined with a shoulder injury, while Cuccinello’s rival George Case missed games due to a base running accident. Holmes edged Cavarretta with a .370 average to .363 as other sluggers contest the top spots.
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